150 Protesters Create Havoc for BART Commuters

Some 150 protesters stranded hundreds more commuters Monday evening as BART partially closed stations at Civic Center, Powell, Montgomery and Embarcadero from 5:15 p.m. to somewhere near 8 p.m., according to our reporters on the ground.

As hundreds of commuters left work and tried to get home, they found BART entrances blocked off, trains passing their station and a small group of protesters shouting slogans against BART police and officials. “No Justice, No Peace. Disarm the BART Po-lice,” some chanted at Civic Center.

The group remained relatively small throughout the evening, but effectively created enough commotion to stop BART.

“Montgomery BART station now open while Powell and Civic Center remain exit only,” tweeted a Mission Loc@l reporter at 6:30 p.m.